Impact of the Covenant Legal Duty Survey 2024

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Background Information

Where is your organisation?(Required)

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Region of England(Required)

North East

North West

Yorkshire and the Humber

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

London

South East

South West

What is your organisation?(Required)

School or college

Local authority

Part of the NHS

None of the above

Thank you for taking a look at our survey, but our questions are specifically aimed at local authorities, schools and organisations that are part of the NHS.

Type of organisation(Required)

NHS England

Integrated care board

NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Trust

Local Authority

Other

Type of organisation(Required)

Local Health Board

Special Health Authority

National Health Service Trust

Local Authority

Other

Type of organisation(Required)

Integration Authority

Health Board

Special Health Board

Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service

Other

Type of organisation(Required)

The Department of Health

Local Commissioning Group

Health and Social Care Trust

Other

Name of organisation(Required)

What is your role within your organisation?(Required)

Management

Admin staff

Policy official

Healthcare professional

Teacher/headteacher

Other

Contact email

Providing a contact email is optional.

Covenant Awareness & Activity

How much does your organisation know about the Armed Forces Covenant?(Required)

0 - Nothing

1 - A little

2 - A moderate amount

3 - A lot

How much does your organisation know about the Covenant Legal Duty?(Required)

0 - Nothing

1 - A little

2 - A moderate amount

3 - A lot

Has your organisation made use of the Covenant Legal Duty Statutory Guidance?(Required)

Yes

Has your organisation's understanding of the Covenant increased as a result of the introduction of the Covenant Legal Duty in November 2022?(Required)

Yes

Does your organisation provide staff with any training about the Armed Forces Covenant?(Required)

Yes

Please provide details(Required)

How much does your organisation know about the potential impacts of Service life on the UK Armed Forces Community?(Required)

0 - Nothing

1 - A little

2 - A moderate amount

3 - A lot

Has your organisation's knowledge of the impacts of Service life increased as a result of the introduction of the Covenant Legal Duty in November 2022?(Required)

Yes

Has your organisation done anything differently as a result of the introduction of the Covenant Legal Duty in November 2022?(Required)

Yes

What has your organisation done differently as a result of the introduction of the Covenant Legal Duty in November 2022?(Required)

Covenant Awareness & Activity

Does your organisation have the following practices in place?(Required)

	Yes, this practice is in place and very active	Yes, this practice is in place	No, this practice is not in place	Not sure
A Covenant champion
A webpage with information for the UK Armed Forces Community
A clear public statement of what the UK Armed Forces Community can expect from the organisation
An action plan which is monitored and reviewed
A route for members of the UK Armed Forces Community to raise concerns
A mechanism for collaborating and information sharing between relevant organisations
A forum with relevant people/organisations which meets regularly

Covenant Awareness & Activity

Does your organisation do the following?(Required)

	Always	Usually	Occasionally	Never	N/A
Include membership of the UK Armed Forces Community in the list of characteristics in equality impact assessments
Specifically refer to the UK Armed Forces Community in its policies and strategies
Identify which users of its services are members of the UK Armed Forces Community
Take action to mitigate the impacts of Service life on the UK Armed Forces Community

Covenant Awareness & Activity

Are you aware that any of your service users, who are members of the UK Armed Forces Community, have been negatively impacted by Service life?(Required)

Yes

How have these members of the UK Armed Forces Community been negatively impacted by Service life?(Required)

What actions does your organisation take to mitigate these impacts?(Required)

Has your organisation's actions to mitigate these impacts increased since the introduction of the Covenant Legal Duty in November 2022?(Required)

Yes

Education

Type of school(Required)

Local authority maintained school - primary

Local authority maintained school - secondary

Academy - primary

Academy - secondary

Further education instutution

Non-maintained special school

Special post-16 institution

Other

How many children are in your school?

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

How many children in your school are from Service families?

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Does your school receive dedicated funding for children from Service families (Service Pupil Premium)?(Required)

Yes

How is this dedicated funding spent?

Counselling

Clubs for children from Service families

Funding extra staff hours

School trips for children from Service families

Other

Please provide details

Does your school use the Thriving Lives Toolkit?(Required)

www.scipalliance.org/thriving-lives-toolkit

Yes

How has this influenced policy and practice for children from Service families?

Education

How many schools are in your local authority? (If known)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

What actions does your organisation take to encourage schools to identify children from Service families?

Further information

If there is anything you would like to add that hasn't been covered in this survey, please do so here. For example, further information about your experience of the impacts of Service life on the Armed Forces Community, and actions taken to mitigate these impacts. In particular, please consider any disadvantages relating to the functions in the Statutory Guidance.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.